They were a younger generation Afrikaner who didn't believe in apartheid and didn't tow the ruling National Party line. This movement coined the term Alternative Afrikaner for themselves. Kombuis is somewhat of an icon among certain South Africans who consider him the guru of Afrikaans rock music and father of non-conformist Afrikaans culture.

Koos Kombuis is a humoristic stage name as well as his pen name. Koos (pronounced "quis") is a shortened version for the common name "Jacobus" / "Jakobus", but is also Afrikaans slang for a chamber pot. Kombuis...